Alan Yocca

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Genomics Data Scientists @ Bayer Crop Science All things bioinformatics and plant genome evolution

ggplot principal components analysis with 24 overlapping circles
Screenshot of a listening session from the merlin app listing the birds I heard in my yard this morning
Flyer for the "Application of Genetics and Genomics for Large-scale Breeding Programs" session at PAG 33 Monday in room Pacific C at 12:50pm
Front page of a travel magazine advertisement reading, "We sent writers to track down unmatchable experiences. An overnight train ride from Venice to Paris. A virtually untouched island where you can actually have it all.
Rug hanging from the wall with flowers connected in what appears to be a phylogenetic tree. Colors of the flowers remind me of a gene tree showing a pattern of whole genome duplication followed by tandem duplication
Dog chewing a toy shaped like corn
Ingredients gathered and sitting on the counter while preparing dinner
Sunset on Mission Beach in San Diego. My dim silhouette sits idly left of center frame, forgotten adjacent to the setting sun
Table display of botanical legos
Taken at night time, the bright moon centers the photograph surrounded by a lunar halo. The diameter of the halo is more than ten times that of the moon itself by my estimation. A pair of tree branches below rise from off frame giving the effect they're reaching towards the moon
Dog begging for leftovers
Dog sleeping peacefully in his crate
Dog laying on the bed but in a different position
Dog laying on an unmade bed looking annoyed
Dog laying longingly on a sofa chair
Selfie departing my car
A pair of recently repotted plants
Two tattoos on my arm, one of photo 51, another of an Arabidopsis rosette
Menacing giant pumpkin-shaped Humpty Dumpty sitting atop a roof at night. Lights intended to set a joyful mood reflect upwards against his face, shadowing Humpty's eyes and sending shivers down your spine
A large pine tree cut up and stacked
Photograph of a backyard campfire